9G PART I WH- QUESTIONS

Wh- words
You use Wh- words when you want to know extra or specific information about something or someone.
They are used before the auxiliary verb.

Form:
Wh- Word
What
What

Aux.
do
does

Subject
you
he

Use
1. What: Asks about things and activities.

2. Where: Asks about places, locations, cities.

3. When: Asks about time, occasion, and
moment.

Verb
eat
eat

Complement
in the morning?
in the morning?

Example
What does she have in that bag?
She has a pencil and 2 books.
Where does Robbie live?
He lives in London.
When do Ralph and Jason come?
They come at 6pm.

4. How: Asks about manner, way, form.

How do you prefer your coffee?

I prefer black coffee.

5. Why: Asks about reasons.

(Why is used for asking questions and
Because is used for answering them)

Why do you study English?

Because it is important.

6. Which: Asks about choice, alternative or

options.

Which movies do you prefer, action or comedy

movies?
I prefer comedy movies.

7. Who: Asks about people. It can be used in

two different forms.

Who does Walter work with?

He works with Jessie.

*FIRST CASE: when we know the person that

performs the action, but we do not know the
person that accompanies him or her.

Who do you live with?

I live with my family.

SECOND CASE: When we do not know the

person that performs the action. In this case we
use the following formula:
Who + Verb -s + Complement + ?

Who makes coffee here?

My mother makes coffee./ My mother does.
Who has our red eraser?
.I have it./ I do.

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8. Whose: Asks about belongings.

Note: It usually works with verb to be.

Whose marker is this?

Its the teachers marker.
It belongs to the teacher.

Exercise I. Answer the following questions.

1. Which drink do you like, coke or juice?
________________________________

6. What do you eat in the morning?

_________________________________

2. How do you feel today?

________________________________

7. When do you go to the movies?

_________________________________

3. Why do you live in this city?

________________________________

8. What do you do at night?

_________________________________

4. Where do you study/work?

________________________________

9. How do you come to the institute?

_________________________________

5. Why do you study English?

________________________________

10. Whose book is this? (Isabella)

_________________________________

Exercises II. Ask three different questions for each sentence.

1. She eats hamburgers on Friday.
Who_______________________________________________________________________________?
What______________________________________________________________________________?
When______________________________________________________________________________?
2. We want to go to the movies but it is usually crowded on Mondays.
Where_____________________________________________________________________________?
How_______________________________________________________________________________?
What______________________________________________________________________________?
3. Carlos goes to New York with his family in July.
Where_____________________________________________________________________________?
Who_______________________________________________________________________________?
When______________________________________________________________________________?
4. You always teach me new words when I go to your French Class.
What______________________________________________________________________________?
Who_______________________________________________________________________________?
When______________________________________________________________________________?
5. Carla takes English classes not Math classes from Mr. Gonzalez in the afternoon.
Who_______________________________________________________________________________?
Which_____________________________________________________________________________?
When______________________________________________________________________________?
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